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Chlorocyphidae

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Description

Chlorocyphidae is a family of damselflies, commonly known as jewels. These are colorful species native to the Old World tropics, where they occur along forest streams. They are most diverse in Southeast Asia.


Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4212https://www.gbif.org/species/4212
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)221185https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=221185
Rankfamily
Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Odonata : Chlorocyphidae
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Ecdysozoa
-Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumMandibulata
-Pancrustacea
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
-CercofilataKukalová-Peck 1987
classInsectaLinnaeus 1758
-Dicondylia
-ParanotaliaSroka et al. 2014
subclassPterygotaBrauer 1885
infraclassHydropalaeopteraRohdendorf 1969
-EuhydropalaeopteraSroka et al. 2014
-OdonatopteraMartynov 1932
-PalaeodonatopteraPetrulevicius and Gutiérrez 2016
-PlesiodonatopteraPetrulevicius and Gutiérrez 2016
-ApodonatopteraPetrulevicius and Gutiérrez 2016
-PaneodonatopteraNel et al. 2019
-NeodonatopteraBechly 1996
-EuodonatopteraBechly et al. 2001
-OdonatocladaBechly 1999
-NodialataBechly 1996
-DiscoidaliaBechly 1996
-StigmopteraBechly 1996
-PanodonataBechly 1996
orderOdonataFabricius 1793
suborderZygopteraSelys-Longchamps 1854
-CalopteraBelyshev and Haritonov 1983
-EucalopteraBechly 1996
-CalopterygomorphaBechly 1996
superfamilyCalopterygoideaSelys 1850
familyChlorocyphidaeCowley 1937
Common Namejewel damselfly
Scientific NameChlorocyphidae
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Chlorocyphidaefamilybelongs to Chlorocyphoideastated with evidenceBechly, 2007
Chlorocyphidaefamilybelongs to Calopterygoideastated with evidenceNel et al., 2017
Status (PBDB)extant
Taxon Size (PBDB)3
Extant Size (PBDB)2 (67%)
First Recorded Appearance11.6 - 7.2 Ma
Miocene
Environmentfreshwater,terrestrial (based on Odonata)
Motilityfast-moving (based on Odonata)
Visionwell-developed (based on Odonata)
Dietcarnivore, insectivore (based on Odonata)
Reproductiondispersal=water (based on Odonata)
Taphonomychitin (based on Odonata)
Primary Reference (PBDB)G. Bechly. 2007. Phylogenetic Systematics of Odonata
Common Name(s) Jewel Damselfly
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chlorocyphidae

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Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Africocypha
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Aristocypha
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Calocypha
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
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Chlorocypha
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
111.6 Ma
Miocene
0 Ma
Extant
Cyrano
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Disparocypha
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Heliocypha
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Heterocypha
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Indocypha
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Libellago
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Melanocypha
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Micromerus
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Pachycypha
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Paracypha
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Platycypha
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Rhinocypha
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Rhinoneura
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Sclerocypha
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Stenocypha
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Sundacypha
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Watuwila
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1937Chlorocyphidae Cowley
2007Chlorocyphidae Bechly
2017Chlorocyphidae Nel et al. p. 281

References

Bechly G. (2007) , Phylogenetic Systematics of Odonata
Nel A., Gross M., et al (2017) First fossil occurrence of the jewel damselflies (Odonata: Chlorocyphidae): a new species from the Late Miocene of Styria, Austria, Annales de la Société Entomologique de France 53, 280-285
Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
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